Prove me wrong. John became more interested in funk, r&b and pop - and Brian envisioned Queen as a guitar rock band.

John might be active today if not for Brian. (*apparently I need to say this — in addition to the loss of Freddie)

I offer that the rift between John and Brian happened during Hot Space.

1. ⁠⁠The fight over Back Chat having or not having a solo - apparently one of the “I’m leaving the band” moments for Bri.

2. ⁠⁠John’s “Break Free” featured a keyboard solo because the band didn’t want to wait for Brian to take too long composing a solo.

3. ⁠⁠On One Year of Love, John brought in a session sax player and Brian bowed out entirely.

4. Ever notice that NONE of the QAL shows ever included Best Friend? over 13 years?

Freddie kept the peace, and once he was gone, John didn’t need to fight Brian anymore.

now that the remix is out, we have tons of extra stuff, such as bbc sessions, backing tracks and instrumentals. But if i may ask, what is the point? I understand the backing tracks stuff will be fun for certain people, but all of the takes? I just want to know why they were put on here as i’m pretty sure most people won’t be listening to these other versions over the originals.

WARNING: This post may trigger some people!!!

I just ranked the Queen albums again. Innuendo came in dead last... again.

I think it's Queen's most overrated album. I don't understand why it's considered a throwback to their 70s material like SHA and ANATO. I don't make the connection. Yes, the title track features the multiple sections as per Bo Rap or Black Queen, but the subject matter and tone is completely different. Fans laud this as a return to form, but the band had already started to revisit their roots on The Miracle a couple of years earlier, particularly on Was It All Worth It.

Overall, the album sounds very dated. The production is hollow and has no guts. Sonically, it sounds worse than The Miracle (granted The Miracle is one of their best-sounding albums), which is confusing since they worked with David Richards again.

On a positive note, I cannot deny the majestic epicness of the title track and TSMGO. They are 10/10 songs and deserve a spot in the top tier of Queen songs. All God's People is also up there somewhere. But the rest of the album, with a few exceptions, is made up of glorified demos.

Brian made some questionable contributions on this album. Both Headlong and I Can't Live With You are just awful. Why would Brian opt to use a drum machine on the latter when he had one of the world's best drummers at his disposal? Thankfully, the Rocks Retake in '97 was a huge improvement. Delilah? I mean, what the hell. This should've ended up on a bonus disc of a Freddie solo album, not a bonafide Queen song. The Hitman. Gimme the Prize, Part 2? Very unconvincing metal.

I obviously appreciate the circumstances in which the album was recorded. I mean, the fact that Freddie was still insistent on recording while he was fading away is awe-inspiring. I can understand that he was singing anything he could grab the lyrics to. And maybe the quality control just wasn't there. But the final result, to me, doesn't align with the general perception of this album.

Final score: 7.1/10

mine: day at the races is not an amazing album. i dont care for you take my breath away, the millonaire waltz, white man, drowse and teo torriato

I know this is rather a controversial topic, and has been covered probably a few times. However last night on Channel 5, there was a documentary titled "Freddie Mercury: The Secret Daughter?" If you haven't watched it, please do so.

But the things said in the Documentary, I'm still not convinced that the woman known simply as "B" is telling the truth. While it seems there is compelling evidence, she won't come forwards and reveal herself or give any proof.

Did Freddie really have a Daughter? Let me know your thoughts.

Everyone knows Live Aid for Queen's show-stealing set, and how it reinvigorated the band.

But if John Lennon had not been assassinated and The Beatles had reunited to do a set, as they most likely would've, would we remember Queen's performance at all? Or would the Fab Four be considered the stars, regardless of whether or not the actual performance they did was any good?

CD 1

Side A (if vinyl)

20th Century Fox Fanfare - Brian May (From Bohemian Rhapsody - The Original Soundtrack)

White Queen (As It Began) — Queen (From Queen II and Queen’s First EP)

Back To The Light — Brian May (From Back To The Light)

Tenement Funster (EP Version) — Queen (From Sheer Heart Attack and Queen’s First EP)

Flick Of The Wrist (Double A‑Side Version) — Queen (From Sheer Heart Attack)

Love Kills — Freddie Mercury (Single release)

Side B (if vinyl)

Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…) — Queen (From A Night At The Opera and Queen’s First EP)

Too Much Love Will Kill You — Brian May (From Back To The Light)

Scandal — Queen (From The Miracle)

These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Live) — Queen + George Michael with Lisa Stansfield (From Five Live EP)

Time — Freddie Mercury (From Time – The Album)

Side C (if vinyl)

Foreign Sand (Single Version) — Roger Taylor with Yoshiki (From Happiness?)

I Was Born To Love You — Freddie Mercury (From Mr. Bad Guy)

C‑lebrity — Queen + Paul Rodgers (From The Cosmos Rocks)

Spread Your Wings — Queen (From News Of The World)

Side D (if vinyl)

Tie Your Mother Down (Single Version) — Queen (From A Day At The Races)

Resurrection (Single Version) — Brian May with Cozy Powell (From Back To The Light)

In My Defence — Freddie Mercury (From Time – The Album)

A Winter’s Tale — Queen (From Made In Heaven)

Dear Friends — Queen (From Sheer Heart Attack and Five Live EP)

BONUS DISC — CD 2

Side E (if vinyl)

God Save The Queen (Live) — Brian May (From Party At The Palace)

We Will Rock You (Live) — The Queen Extravaganza (From A Night At The Apollo)

Don’t Stop Me Now (Live) — Queen + Adam Lambert (From Live Around The World)

Love Of My Life — Queen (From A Night At The Opera)

I’m In Love With My Car — Queen (From A Night At The Opera)

Keep Yourself Alive — Queen (From Queen)

Side F (if vinyl)

No Turning Back — The Immortals featuring John Deacon (Single release)

All Right Now (Live) — Queen + Paul Rodgers (From Return Of The Champions)

Ay‑Oh (Live) — Queen (From Live Aid)

Love Of My Life (Live) — Queen (From Live Killers)

No‑One But You (Only The Good Die Young) (Live) — Kerry Ellis & Original London Cast of We Will Rock You (From We Will Rock You: The Music From The Rock Theatrical – Live At The Dominion London)

You Are The Champions — Queen + Adam Lambert (Digital Single Release)

What's the most overrated Queen song in your opinion, and why? For me is We Will Rock You...is SOOOOOO repetitive (Lyrics & "Instrumental"). Live Version is ok, because of the energy (but just that), but the Studio version is absolute boring. Only good part is Brian's solo. Can't sleep? Hear studio version of We Will Rock You

Ok so this will definitely be a an unpopular opinion but here me out. As long as I can remember Queen has been one of my favourite bands. however, their albums really aren't that good. Like their singles and a few select songs from each album are amazing but I really think their albums leave a lot to be desired. For the most part they are all structured terribly and just sound like songs in a random order without any rhyme or reason. Ik this will get hate but this is just how I feel.

Then I heard Freddie singing a Christmas song today. Had never heard it before. Hanging my head in shame...

He wrote the bands majority of the hits in the 70s and then after 79 he stopped. Sure we can include under pressure but that was mostly because it was a collaboration with Bowie. I’m talking about why he didn’t write anymore huge songs we still talk about today like Somebody to love, crazy little thing, or even another Bohemian rhapsody. In the 80s the hits were by Deacon and Roger. Dont say Play the game or hard life because the public doesn’t really talk about those or aren’t played on the radio.

i think its the millonaire waltz. i know many people like it but i think its unlisteneble.

what do you think?

I'm listening on Spotify now...absolutely awful. Some of them have the vocals buried to the point of being barely audible. Father To Son and White Queen, the lead guitar is so buried the songs have completely lost their edge. I'm sticking with the original mixes for this one. Vastly superior. I'm so disappointed.

Se que parece surrealista pensar que eso pueda ser cierto, ya que si bien Morat no me parece en lo absoluto mala banda ni me parece que haga mala música, Queen ha influido muchísimo más en el mundo de la música. Además las dos bandas hacen música muy diferente y me resulta muy díficil compararlas debido a esto. Por eso quisiera abrir un debate donde me den pruebas verdaderas de que una banda es mejor que otra.

I hate the AI stuff that is being produced as Queen, but I admit that it can stir up some emotions when heard.

I know it’s not real and 99% of me hates it with a passion, but ‘some’ of it hits me.

So, we have Mama Mia made from Abba songs and Across the Universe made from The Beetles songs, why hasn't there been musical movie made from Queen songs? There is SO much there to work with. Am I the only one to wonder why?

This was a play on the Queen II Cover. I drew the Bandmates as their old selves. I left one band member on purpose for the sad meaning of the sketch and partially because of my bad drawing skills.